Conversations I recently had led me to a dive into the ‘gifted child’ literature. Are there ways how to make a student a gifted child, i.e. raise a child’s IQ? Conversely, are there things parents should avoid because they lower their children’s IQ? I learned some surprising things. Before we start, ‘gifted’ can mean different […]
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People, even small ones, form their own ideas about things based on language, things they observe, etc. While some of these ideas can provide good anchors for new information, others can hinder learning. Study after study has found that materials that take learners’ ideas into account lead to better learning than, e.g., traditional textbooks1. These
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What are activities for young toddlers? What kind of activities are age-appropriate? What activities help my toddler learn? Those are questions many parents ask. One interesting resource for ideas for activities you can try out at home is the state learning standards. I have worked in teacher education for school teachers for more than a
Over time, there has been a profound shift to earlier and earlier concern about young children’s math and language skills, as educators, parents and researchers recognized what a profound influence the early years have. Now, in the U.S. math skills seem to be expected early. (Other countries, such as Germany, are way more relaxed⁶. Interestingly,
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